FIFA 16: 10 Common Complaints (That Are Total Bullsh*t)

5. "Wide Crosses And Through Balls Dominate"

To the most reductive of FIFA haters, a major complaint is that EA's series lacks the goal-scoring flair of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer. While that may be true in a sense (it's definitely rarer to see 40 yard screamers in FIFA) to say the only way to score goals is to rely on crosses and cheap through-balls is entirely untrue. You'll definitely see plenty of headers and crosses thrown into the box in your average game either online or off in the latest entry in the franchise, but that has more to do with the way gamers themselves play than it does any built-in preference. In a general sense, players are usually more comfortable running up the wing simply because it takes less skill than to take on an opponent's defence where it's the strongest. And even then, it takes a well timed and accurate cross into the box if you want to get anywhere near a strong chance at goal. Rather than lucky goals coming off these efforts, what you're more likely to find is an opponent sprinting down the wing, putting in a cross at the very last minute and watching as the ball comfortably lands in the hands of your goalkeeper.